That's what I though! But it may just be a web series...we just have to wait and see :B
I read on Wikipedia that he said "I’m very rapidly realizing that humor and metal… it doesn’t really work."
Now, the whole "..." thing makes me think this quote is out of context...
but didn't Devin make his career off of that? I mean, HaaRHT, The New Black, Cooked on Phonics, Ziltoid, Deconstruction...
Is he saying that people won't appreciate his sense of humor? Because that was proven wrong by the continual good reviews he gets for every album he releases. Is he saying that he doesn't think metal should have a sense of humor? Because that's proven wrong by the majority of bands making metal, including Meshuggah, the band he thinks is the band everybody is ripping off, and also by SYL, which was getting really popular before he stopped it.
But my third theory is that he doesn't believe much in making SYL style music anymore. He's gotten sick of the whole "extreme metal with a sense of humor" that he had in SYL's career, and he probably wants to keep making more "meaningful" albums.
Personally, I think his most meaningful albums are the first 4 SYL albums and Deconstruction, as I think they show the most passion. So I'd totally be up for Z2, and I don't see why having a sense of humor would get in the way of making another great album. The only 2 reasons that are completely justified are if he has trouble writing another Ziltoid album musically, and if he can't really continue the storyline since Ziltoid was wrapped up in the first album, especially with the last song.